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Understanding stress: Students will learn about short term and long term effects of stress, and play "Stress Attack" to observe physiological responses to stress. Three stress-relieving exercises will be practiced. A simple activity before and after the exercises will demonstrate the effectiveness of the exercises.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance); By Pat Nystrom.

Step right up!: The students will learn to name an ordered pair for a point and plot positions named by an ordered pair on a large grid located on the classroom floor.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); By Shelley Dodson.

Technology and stress on the environment: Students will build a bubble-powered rocket and “blast it off.” Students will examine the stress to their immediate environment, alternative choices, and the cost of repairing the damage. They will list other types of technology and possible environmental stress.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.

Early-stage forest: In Large sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks, page 8; Figure 7 shows an earlier and more problematic stage of maritime forest development on Bear Island. Here we see a live oak on which all the seaward branches have been stunted by salt-laden wind off the ocean, leaving only those on the lee side of the trunk...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Guidelines for being a good online learner: The elements that ensure success in an online learning environment are slightly different than those in a traditional classroom. These guidelines will help ensure your success as an online learner.; Format: article/help

Faces tell feelings - Part 6 - Emotions collage: Students will create a collage using magazine photos and words printed in computer lab to express a particular emotion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education); By Jan Kimosh.

Making the best of testing: Two teachers offer a four-point plan for preparing students for end-of-grade tests without "teaching to the test": Teach to students' needs, integrate tested concepts into the curriculum, focus on learning before test-taking, and reduce students' stress.; By David Walbert.

Figurative language: Similes: Students will define and identify similes as well as evaluate the use of similes in the poem, "The Base Stealer" by Robert Francis.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); By Kimberly Conville.

Thanksgiving cornucopia: Students will create a cornucopia using pages from magazines to cut the fruit, vegetables and nuts to fill the cornucopia.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education)

'Tis the season...for observations: In The First Year, page 2.8; When you're facing an observation, keep your focus on your students, and think of it as an opportunity to work with administrators and gain a new perspective on your teaching.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Beginning vaulting: This lesson will help students learn the basics of an approach, various vaults, and landing techniques.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Healthful Living); By Kathy Kress.

Problem solving with Swimmy: This lesson will stress to the students the importance of working together to solve a problem.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance); By Amy Taylor.

Long and Tall: Teacher and students discuss how some objects are very tall, and some objects are very long. Using long, narrow pieces of paper, students will draw two long objects and two tall objects. This lesson is intended to help children observe what is around them, judge size, and fill the page from top to bottom with the intended object.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education); By Jan Kimosh.

Building a paper bridge: An introduction to problem solving: This activity allows the student to explore problem solving strategies while working with a partner. This activity (building a paper bridge), requires students to question word definition and the application of those definitions. Through problem solving strategies, students discover the need for applying math skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics); By Steve Walston.

Island basketball: In this activity, the class will be divided into two teams: the "Sharks," who play defense and the "Swimmers," who play offense. The "Swimmers" attempt to cross the ocean and avoid the "Sharks."; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living); By Resa Holt.

Faces tell feelings - Part 4 - Computer Animation: In this lesson, students will create an animated face presented in a "Slide Show" using Kid Pix Studio.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and Computer/Technology Skills); By Susan Wenzel Getter.

Story Problems Made Interesting: After introducing students to story problem stategies, students will be asked to write their own story problem(s). The problems must deal with real life situations. Fantasy worlds and silly situations are not allowed. Each student must also be able to solve their own problem(s). If the problems are not entered into a computer and saved on a disk by the students, then the teacher will compile groups of problems for the students to solve. The author's name of each problem should be attached to the problem. If a student needs help solving a problem, he/she is only allowed to ask the author of that problem for assistance.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); By Tim Galliher.

Timeline of the Civil War, January–June 1861: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.1; Timeline of secession and the beginning of the Civil War.; Format: timeline

Slideshow review: You can use this lesson plan with any subject or grade. I use it in my math class as a review before a test. I group the students in groups of three and each group creates a five question slide show which reviews the chapter or unit we have just completed in class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills); By Marcie Bivens.

Story sequencing: This multi-faceted lesson teaches students how to sequence stories. It reinforces the following concepts: first, last, before, after, left, right. This lesson can also focus on carryover of articulation skills to answering questions as well as story telling.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Michele Christon.

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